Bardwell Climatology

Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Bardwell Dam (Ellis County)

32º 16' N 96º 38' W

461 ft

30 Year Normals (1991-2020)
Month		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)	56.5	60.9	67.6	74.9	82.2	89.9	94.1	95.2	88.5	78.6	66.9	58.8	76.2
	Minimum (°F)	35.8	39.5	46.4	54.2	63.4	71.6	74.1	73.6	67.3	55.1	45.4	37.9	55.4
	Precipitation (in.)	2.91	3.03	3.48	3.68	4.36	3.57	1.86	2.75	3.41	4.66	3.06	3.40	40.17
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2026		3.11	1.28	0.66	4.10	3.04	4.29
2025		4.26	1.30	2.68	3.17	9.32	8.45	3.80	6.11	2.03	2.47	3.31	0.33	47.23
2024		4.52	3.33	5.05	9.56	10.33	1.79	2.99	0.21	2.46	0.91	1.71	5.34	48.20
2023		1.62	4.15	3.48	3.84	3.17	4.00	0.82	0.11	3.39	10.86	1.17	3.40	40.01
2022		0.22	2.55	1.75	2.70	3.64	1.20	0.36	6.35	1.76	3.91	6.02	1.09	31.55
2021		1.66	1.58	1.61	2.60	10.08	3.52	4.18	3.19	0.71	3.79	2.09	0.62	35.63
2020		1.93	6.11	6.12	4.49	5.02	2.94	1.72	4.94	5.02	1.47	0.80	4.11	44.67
2019		2.90	2.39	1.43	7.02	7.04	8.30	0.10	0.93	1.84	5.17	0.85	0.66	38.63
2018		0.63	5.42	2.41	1.61	4.09	1.26	1.52	6.10	5.34	12.32	3.25	4.70	48.65
2017		2.33	2.40	1.75	4.25	2.09	5.53	1.99	3.29	0.68	1.94	1.63	1.96	29.84
2016		0.80	2.53	5.76	5.62	5.91	6.35	1.74	9.66	0.28	0.49	4.46	1.22	44.82
2015		3.85	3.76	4.20	7.04	13.36	2.86	0.00	2.89	1.10	14.41	8.21	7.68	69.36
2014		0.82	0.88	1.21	2.03	7.18	5.71	0.59	2.18	0.73	3.13	2.50	0.87	27.83
2013		5.16	1.17	1.33	3.90	3.53	1.16	3.63	1.03	5.17	6.78	3.64	2.11	38.61
2012		4.30	4.21	1.16	2.01	2.46	1.62	3.85	3.38	4.67	1.69	0.63	1.90	31.88
2011		3.49	2.51	0.19	2.87	2.69	2.20	0.06	0.12	2.19	2.70	2.23	5.88	27.13
2010		4.48	3.16	5.98	2.66	2.87	0.79	2.53	2.27	8.64	1.84	2.50	1.41	39.13
2009		1.13	0.95	7.99	5.29	3.48	1.62	3.63	1.47	8.09	13.71	1.53	2.34	51.23
2008		1.03	1.10	5.42	6.54	2.75	0.32	0.85	5.07	2.53	1.31	2.02	2.71	31.65
2007		4.17	1.52	9.13	1.37	10.10	11.88	3.67	0.27	3.82	0.87	1.73	2.08	50.61
2006		3.52	2.54	4.22	2.13	1.54	2.32	1.45	1.40	2.64	6.62	1.76	2.99	33.13
2005		5.40	2.10	1.21	3.21	2.86	1.11	3.09	3.37	2.22	0.12	1.31	0.17	26.17
2004		2.21	2.82	2.11	6.58	1.07	8.19	1.53	3.00	0.09	6.50	6.73	1.01	41.84
2003		0.48	4.79	1.04	1.37	2.68	5.19	0.38	2.81	5.56	3.72	0.93	1.10	30.05
2002		1.10	2.08	2.65	1.44	4.33	2.22	1.99	1.08	2.24	4.46	0.73	5.83	30.15
2001		3.48	6.13	6.63	0.72	4.06	1.71	2.28	1.89	5.14	4.26	3.05	7.71	47.06
2000		1.79	1.87	6.98	2.91	5.97	7.49	0.30	0.08	0.43	2.95	9.83	3.42	44.02
1999		5.26	0.28	1.66	2.69	3.93	1.95	0.12	0.38	1.26	2.16	0.33	3.16	23.18
1998		5.05	3.08	2.95	1.13	0.29	0.69	0.74	5.23	7.95	8.07	8.85	4.90	48.93
1997		2.41	6.58	4.13	6.79	2.49	4.67	0.87	5.44	0.03	4.59	2.52	6.93	47.45
1996		0.76	0.34	0.99	3.30	0.32	1.28	2.99	5.44	2.89	1.64	4.82	1.76	26.53
1995		5.20	0.62	4.21	8.14	6.72	4.28	4.27	2.56	1.66	0.24	0.47	1.19	39.56
1994		0.93	4.31	2.91	3.00	4.20	3.28	1.23	0.70	2.87	8.04	3.98	6.43	41.88
1993		2.77	4.10	3.44	4.91	2.47	4.03	0.00	1.02	3.22	12.57	2.25	1.30	42.08
1992		4.04	5.40	3.96	2.12	6.64	4.24	3.76	1.58	3.56	0.77	5.59	4.81	46.47
1991		4.38	3.43	1.08	2.70	4.77	2.77	2.97	4.43	4.40	5.10	2.40	9.03	47.46
1990		8.53	4.29	8.06	3.60	7.14	2.35	2.07	3.38	2.39	1.80	3.94	1.64	49.19
1989		2.58	3.37	2.81	2.93	7.84	4.88	2.56	2.77	2.10	1.33	0.74	0.54	34.45
1988		0.66	2.78	3.40	1.47	1.85	2.56	2.26	0.90	4.26	1.15	3.88	2.98	28.15
1987		1.48	4.97	1.61	0.93	8.76	7.01	1.34	0.11	2.73	0.43	6.03	3.94	39.34
1986		0.16	3.79	0.86	2.09	9.94	6.59	0.51	2.33	4.66	6.04	4.75	2.17	43.89
1985		3.08	2.17	3.98	3.91	1.46	2.46	2.84	0.66	3.18	10.94	3.91	2.71	41.30
1984		1.40	2.71	3.78	0.65	2.29	2.27	0.91	0.00	0.79	8.69	3.10	7.88	34.47
1983		0.31	4.66	3.22	0.06	5.46	6.15	1.93	3.80	1.31	1.49	2.41	0.83	31.63
1982		1.18	1.74	1.92	1.80	8.89	3.61	0.67	0.78	0.29	1.64	3.35	2.89	28.76
1981		1.45	1.12	3.34	1.00	6.42	13.71	2.52	3.27	1.36	5.27	2.24	0.15	41.85
1980		3.58	1.53	2.44	4.76	4.20	0.34	0.86	0.52	4.19	0.54	1.62	2.33	26.91
1979		3.17	2.43	4.57	2.41	11.74	1.03	2.70	2.81	3.14	1.37	0.72	4.11	40.20
1978		1.32	3.52	2.22	0.64	4.60	0.05	2.29	2.59	4.05	0.59	5.56	1.81	29.24
1977		2.37	3.52	3.81	3.99	0.63	1.97	0.94	2.24	2.01	0.88	2.92	0.45	25.73
1976		0.06	0.66	2.99	4.88	7.51	3.38	5.47	0.02	10.44	4.13	0.56	2.26	42.36
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.75	2.82	2.77	3.47	7.56	2.57	3.03	0.73	2.63	0.97	1.25	1.99	31.54
1974		3.61	0.97	1.04	1.90	6.05	1.68	1.26	5.56	5.04	10.00	5.46	2.11	44.68
1973		3.90	2.26	3.85	9.23	2.15	7.83	5.72	0.42	4.86	5.26	1.70	0.61	47.79
1972		2.67	0.20	0.56	2.42	1.65	2.22	1.30	0.79	4.02	4.92	3.35	1.31	25.41
1971		0.13	1.53	0.62	2.17	2.37	2.70	6.26	2.25	1.08	6.96	2.27	5.27	33.61
1970		0.89	5.52	5.44	3.54	1.29	1.60	0.50	1.23	6.57	7.32	0.59	1.00	35.49
1969		0.46	4.03	5.51	3.12	9.23	0.85	0.06	0.81	4.49	5.94	1.24	3.83	39.57
1968		3.52	2.13	2.90	3.91	9.14	4.20	0.86	0.44	3.20	1.03	4.60	2.60	38.53
1967		0.36	0.79	1.09	2.90	5.52	1.41	3.41	0.52	7.43	12.19	3.69	4.28	43.59
1966		1.85	2.18	2.14	11.97	2.94	1.22	2.99	2.93	2.70	1.10	0.25	1.33	33.60
1965					1.98	7.94	2.12	0.45	0.95	6.73	1.32	3.92	1.96	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann